Morning journal and courier., 1887-04-16

street school to the Greenwich avenue
 school, salary $350 In the Wine hester
 school recommendations were as follows l Miss Marion H. Jameson from No. il to No | 12, salary $7.25; Miss Hattie N. Gum from ! No. 10 to No. II, salary $500; Miss Lizzie J l Minor from No. g to No. Il, salary $500 | Miss Frances I. Wheeler from No. Dixwell
 to No. Winchester, salary s6aO; Miss Kate I. Donovan from No. to No. 5, salary $520 ! Miss Lizzie M. Anderson from No. 2 to No. \ 4, salary $4S0; and assign Miss Annie K. | Joslin from Cedar street to No. 3 Winches- l ter, salary $500.
 l Dixwell avenue school-Miss Fannie T. | Miss Annie G. Kennedy from No. to No. | 5, salary $520; Miss Nellie A. Peck from No. to No. 4, salary S460; Miss Mary R. Bur- well from No. 3 to No. 3, salary $460; Miss ! Ella E. Northrop from Cedar street school to No. Dixwell avenue school, salary $35O.
 Dwight school-Miss Kate E. Donovan from No. to No. s, salary $620; Miss Mary A. Maltby from No. 6 to No. 7, salary $500; Miss Bessie L. Kent from No. 5 to No. 6, salary $660; Miss Lottie J. Thomson from No. to No. 5, salary $525; Miss Gertrude E. Isbell from No. 3 to No. 4, salary $480, and assign Miss Helen Thomas from the Welch school to No. 3 Dwight. It was recommended to appoint Cornelia Hurlburt from No. Wooster to the German English school; assign Miss Mary E. Smith from Welch school to No. Wooster, salary $500; assign Miss Lucy E. Griswold from Cedar to No. North Quinnipiac, salary $500; Miss Annie E. Conlan from Mo- 3 Hamilton to No. Fair, salary $460; Miss Pauline R. Hughson from Humphrey to No. Hamil- ton, salary $35O.
 Mr. Plunkett also said that the committee would recommend the hiring of Frederick R. Honey for teaching geometrieal drawing in rooms No. Il and 12 of the grammar schools, also the High school, at a salary of $1 100. Also for free hand drawing in the upper grades and in the High school, Miss Irene Weir, salary $1, 100.
 Mr Plunkett said that Miss Weir was em- ployed in the Poughkeepsie (N. Y.) schools at 8 salary of $500, but outside work brought her income up to $1 ,2OO She is niece of Professor Weir of the Yale Art school and desires to come to this city. Professor Bail speaks very highly of her. She comes from a family of artists.
 Mr. Graves said he had taken pains to en- quire about her. She was highly recom- mended. He thought it would be great gain to the schools to engage her.
 Professor Honey is professor of drawing in the Scientific school and is we'll known.
 According to the rule all the foregoing recommendations of assignments and ap- pointments were laid on the table till the next meeting. It was moved to hold special meeting next Friday evening. The resigna- tion of Principal Curtis and the others will be acted on then.
 MT. Day, read 8 letter from Prof. Bail, who resigned his position as teacher of draw ing in the schools It will be found below. The letter was referred to 8 committee, which was instructed to write fitting reply to Prof. Balls communication, regretting that he could no longer remain in the service of the schools.
 Mr. Peck announced that in justice to Principal Curtis to the board and to him. self, he desired to explain that the interview accredited to him in evening paper was inaccurate and misleading.
 Chairman Welch said that the election of 8 superintendent for the coming year was in order for this meeting of the board. The ballot resulted in the unanimous reelection of s. T. Dutton. His salary will be the same as heretofore, $3, 900.
 Mir Dutton thanked the board in few words.
 The report of the finance committee, show ing the expenditures during the year, was laid over, as were several other things, as the members of the board were very desirous of attending the reception of the graduating class upstairs. Every member of the board was present at the meeting.
 FAREWELL ADDRESS OF PROF. BAIL. To the Board of Education of the city of
 New Haven:
 Gentlemen-It has been my duty the past month to examine the drawings of all the pupils in the public schools and to note the result at the close of the school year.
 found on an average very good results in the different grades of the schools. l noticed that the teachers getting more and more familiar with the work, Especially where few changes in the teachers are made; it seems to me great drawback in having to promote a teacher after she has made her self perfectly familiar with her work. It generally requires more than year for teacher to be able to do justice to her pupils. I often thought it would be better policy to advance the pay of the best teachers instead of promoting them to higher room; for good teacher ill one grade has made almost a failure when promoted to another grade.) Many teachers are becoming quite enthusias- tic in the work of drawing and when little more time is devoted to that study, as it is expected, the result will be much greater.
 As the art of drawing in the different branches for industrial pursuits is both men tai and manual training, it would be wise to place this study on 8 higher scale in our school curriculum than it is at present. The more accurately mechanical problem is de- lineated and understood by pupil the more accurate workman and artisan he will be- come. I was much pleased with the work of the pupils; it gave me great satisfaction to see that my plans gave such good results.
 Drawing in our public schools is now firm ly established, and every practical and intel ligent citizen heartily supports this study on account of its eminent usefulness.
 After about twenty years of hard labor in vur public schools in establishing this great undertaking the people have been educated to understand it's importance to all classes of citizens.
 My labors have more than doubled from the time my duties began in the public
 c.,o sI1 kI,<, Der has increased to eleven thousand; con- sequently no one man at present could un- dertake to teach and supervise this great work: neverthele ss I have striven to neglect nothing, and the labor has been beyond my strength; althout well endowed physically, I find myself unt Dle to continue in the ser vice of the board the satisfaction of my sense of duty. A I resign the office in trusted to my cha ge, allow me to tender YOU, gentlemen of the board of education and the super rtendent, my. personal best wishes d desire for your long life and prosperity, and my regret at severing many pleasant ties which will be ever dear to my memory. And I would in parting from the principals, teach CTS and my assistant, thank them for their kindness and willingness in carrying out my directions. The thousands of pupils with whom I have come in contact and whose pleasant faces have always greeted my en- trance to the school rooms assuring me ot their kind regards and genuine esteem shall | leave with hearty regret, trusting that the | instructions which it has been my privilege | to impart will prove valuable to them in the \ future. To all with whom have been asso- ! ciated in the public schools of the city of my \ adoption let me say farewell and God bless you. Very truly yours,
 LOUIS BAIL.
 New Haven, April, 1887.
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